SESSION OPENS ON TUESDAY

Southland Times, Issue 23544, 25 June 1938, Page 8

SESSION OPENS ON TUESDAY

Legislative Work To Begin Early

ADDRESS-IN-REPLY DEBATE OPPORTUNITY GIVEN FOR WIDE DISCUSSION (United Press Association) WELLINGTON, June 24. Arrangements have been completed for opening the final session of the present Parliament on Tuesday. The first day will be devoted to the customary ceremonial opening by the Governor-General (Viscount Galway), who will read the Speech from the Throne.

The Prime Minister (the Rt. Hon. M. J. Savage), said tonight that because there would be no obituaries of members or past members to commemorate for the first time in many years at the opening of a parliamentary session, the House of Representatives would be able to begin legislative work right away. The first measure for consideration on Wednesday, he said, would be the Imprest Supply Bill, for which urgency would be taken so that it could be put through all its stages at one sitting. The Address-in-Reply debate will open on Thursday night. In all probability, the Address-in-Reply debate will occupy the House of Representatives for some time, as it provides the opportunity for a very wide discussion. Because this is a pre-election session, it is not likely that members on either side of the House will ignore the very generous opportunity this occasion provides for talking of many things. “If we have any sins that have not been discussed after the Address-in-Reply debate we must be pretty black,” Mr Savage said tonight. “But the shot and shell won’t be going all one way.” he added. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (United Press Association) WELLINGTON, June 24. The Leader of the Legislative Council (the Hon. Mark Fagan) announced that the mover of the Address-in-Reply i in the Legislative Council would be the Hon F. el. Lark (Auckland) and the I seconder would be the Hon. Rangi Mawhete (Palmerston North). Mr Fagan said that as far as he could ascertain it would be the first occasion on record of a member of the native race in the Council having moved or seconded an Address-in-Reply.